Barium chloride dihydrate

Synonyms

Barium dichloride dihydrate; [ChemIDplus] UN1564

Category

Metals, Inorganic Compounds

Description

White solid; [ICSC] White powder, soluble in water; [MSDSonline] Crystallizes from aqueous solutions as dihydrate; Water of crystallization lost at 110 to 160 deg C; [Ullmann]

Sources/Uses

Used to make pigments, color lakes, and glass; Also used as a dye mordant, in aluminum refining, as a pesticide, as a boiler water additive, and in tanning/finishing leather; [Merck Index]

Comments

A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; May cause cardiac and nervous system effects; [ICSC] See "Barium."

Biomedical References

0.5 mg/m3, as Ba

0.5 mg/m3, as Ba

0.5 mg/m3, as Ba, inhalable fraction(soluble compds)

50 mg/m3, as Ba

Explanatory Notes

mp = 113 deg C; [MSDSonline]

Not Classifiable

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Aluminum Producing
• Farming (Pesticides)
• Glass Manufacturing
• Leather Tanning and Processing
• Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing)